# AWS Scaling Mobile App to 100M Users

https://johnpolacek.com/aws-notes-scaling-mobile-web-app-100-million-clients-beyond

Flipboard scaled from prototype to 100M users using AWS. They shifted from Rails to Java, added CloudFront, and implemented microservices. A bad query caused performance issues, later resolved.

#aws #mobile #scaling #cloud

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Created: 2026-10-23T20:01:17.769112+00:00

Last edited: 2026-10-23T20:01:17.769112+00:00

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Original source: https://johnpolacek.com/aws-notes-scaling-mobile-web-app-100-million-clients-beyond